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05/20/2018 / By Carol Anderson

The secret to good health is simply eating more vegetables

If someone tells you to “eat your vegetables,” they might be on to something good: Science has proven time and again that vegetables hold the key to building a healthy body. According to an article in Archives of Medicine, foods which originated from plants contain so-called “protective chemicals” which are composed of phytonutrients or phytochemicals. What’s more, there […]

05/17/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Here’s why you should always eat as much of the rainbow as you can, every day

It is known that eating fruits and vegetables is good for your health. If your plate is full of different colors, then you are probably eating very nutritious food. This is because more colors on your plate usually indicate more nutrition. All fruits and vegetables contain healthy fiber and phytonutrients, which are chemicals that can […]

06/29/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Plants “decide” how sweet to make their nectar depending on which insect colonies they want to entice

A recent study by the University of Edinburgh, published in the journal Biotropica and funded by the National Autonomous University of Mexico, once again highlights the marvels of design in the natural world around us. The research team has discovered that certain flowering crops, including cotton, beans, pumpkins, courgettes, acacia honey and passion fruit, carefully […]

06/02/2017 / By Mike Adams

The REAL SCIENCE behind carbon dioxide: Plants use CO2 to create CBD, THC, curcumin and all medicinal molecules

The key accomplishment of the climate change cult (so far) has been to convince gullible environmentalists that carbon dioxide is a “pollutant” that’s somehow bad for the planet, even when CO2 is the “greening” molecule for all plant life. Carbon dioxide is the essential molecule for all plant life, and without it, the entire web […]

05/30/2017 / By Earl Garcia

Bee-friendly plants sold at garden centers found to be heavily contaminated with deadly pesticides

Bee-friendly plants sold at garden centers may not be so friendly after all, as new research found that a vast majority of these plants were laden with toxic insecticides. As part of the study, a team of researchers at the Sussex University in the U.K. examined leaf specimen of 29 plant samples — such as dahlias, allium, bellflowers and foxgloves […]

05/26/2017 / By Vicki Batts

New study suggests plants can hear, may be able to detect the sounds of flowing water or munching insects

Plants continue to mystify and amaze scientists around the world. Their hardiness and ability to adapt is a thing of mystery and awe — and that has all but inspired researchers to continue the quest of trying to understand them better. People all over the world have different ideas about plants, what helps them grow […]

04/24/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

Effortlessly grow these ten plants in the shade with little to no sunlight

Do you have a bare, shady spot in your garden? Or is your terrace facing the wrong side? Though it can be difficult for plants to survive in the shades, these conditions should not stop you from brightening up the darkest corners of your garden or terrace. While many plants love the sun, some plants […]

03/27/2017 / By Russel Davis

Parsley and vanilla beans are being used as cellular scaffolding to grow stem cell tissues for human implants

Researchers at the University of Washington-Madison were able to grow skin, brain, bone marrow and blood vessels on plants using a highly-specialized, natural scaffolding from plants like parsley. The team observed that certain plant species possess strength, rigidity and porosity as well as low mass and surface area. These characteristics make for a structurally-efficient scaffold. […]

12/18/2016 / By Vicki Batts

Stunned scientists discover that plants ‘learn like humans’ and intelligently adapt to their environments … are plants conscious?

In the past, it had been assumed that the ability to learn was something exclusive to animals. However, new evidence has indicated that this may not be the case. Recent research from the land down under has shown that plants are also capable of learning. Researchers from the University of Western Australia were determined to […]

07/28/2016 / By Vicki Batts

Use these air purifying plants to eliminate harmful indoor toxins

Do you ever really know what’s in the air you’re breathing? Chances are, probably not. There are many pollutants in the air, even in the air inside your house. Carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds and airborne biological pollutants are just some of the many things that can be floating around in the air […]

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